§ 64.2-1642 Effect on existing powers of attorney
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, on July 1, 2010:
1. This chapter applies to a power of attorney created before, on, or after July 1, 2010;
2. This chapter applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced on or after July 1, 2010;
3. This chapter applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced before July 1, 2010, unless the court finds that application of a provision of this chapter would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the judicial proceeding or prejudice the rights of a party, in which case that provision does not apply and the superseded law applies; and
4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an act done before July 1, 2010, is not affected by this chapter.
History
This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 455 and 632 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter 614.
2010, cc. 455, 632, § 26-116; 2012, c. 614.